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Police boss named Tory devolution mayor candidate

Police boss named Tory devolution mayor candidate

Police boss named Tory devolution mayor candidate

22 August 2025

Suffolk's police boss said it was 'full throttle' ahead after being announced as the Tory candidate for the joint mayor role.


Landmark ruling boosts Norfolk asylum hotel fight

Landmark ruling boosts Norfolk asylum hotel fight

Landmark ruling boosts Norfolk asylum hotel fight

20 August 2025

A council has received a boost in its fight to stop a hotel from being used to house single male asylum seekers after a landmark High Court ruling.


MPs horrified by abuse of piglets at farm

MPs horrified by abuse of piglets at farm

MPs horrified by abuse of piglets at farm

18 August 2025

Footage of terrified piglets being hit in the face and kicked across the floor at a pork farm has spurred MPs to ask for a national inquiry.


‘This is a sensitive situation’: MP speaks out after coming under fire over asylum hotel silence

‘This is a sensitive situation’: MP speaks out after coming under fire over asylum hotel silence

‘This is a sensitive situation’: MP speaks out after coming under fire over asylum hotel silence

15 August 2025

An MP has spoken out after coming under fire for falling silent in the wake of opposition to plans to house single male asylum seekers in a hotel.


'Big enough to deliver, local enough to care': Three-unitary solution laid bare by leaders

'Big enough to deliver, local enough to care': Three-unitary solution laid bare by leaders

'Big enough to deliver, local enough to care': Three-unitary solution laid bare by leaders

08 August 2025

District and borough leaders have laid bare their proposals for three unitary councils in a major shake-up.


Home Office to push ahead with housing asylum seekers at Diss hotel

Home Office to push ahead with housing asylum seekers at Diss hotel

Home Office to push ahead with housing asylum seekers at Diss hotel

07 August 2025

The Home Office has revealed it intends to push ahead with its plans to house single male asylum seekers in Diss.


Plans to house single male asylum seekers at hotel in disarray after rebellion by locals

Plans to house single male asylum seekers at hotel in disarray after rebellion by locals

Plans to house single male asylum seekers at hotel in disarray after rebellion by locals

24 July 2025

Government plans to house single male asylum seekers in a Norfolk hotel appear to be in tatters after a rebellion by locals.


Councillor ordered to pay compensation after smashing window in late-night drunken attack

Councillor ordered to pay compensation after smashing window in late-night drunken attack

Councillor ordered to pay compensation after smashing window in late-night drunken attack

24 July 2025

A serving councillor has been ordered to pay compensation after throwing stones and smashing a window in a late-night drunken attack.


New twist in controversial Home Office asylum hotel change

New twist in controversial Home Office asylum hotel change

New twist in controversial Home Office asylum hotel change

24 July 2025

A row over a decision to house single male asylum seekers in a town hotel took a twist after the venue said it would refuse to accept them.


Tensions mount over sudden changes at asylum hotel

Tensions mount over sudden changes at asylum hotel

Tensions mount over sudden changes at asylum hotel

23 July 2025

Community leaders have warned of a summer of strife following the sudden decision to fill a town hotel with single male asylum seekers.


MP reflects on his ‘active and visible’ year

MP reflects on his ‘active and visible’ year

MP reflects on his ‘active and visible’ year

14 July 2025

It is now a year since The Greens made history in East Anglia after winning the race for the new Waveney Valley constituency.


Anglian Water warns sewage plant at capacity amid housing growth concerns

Anglian Water warns sewage plant at capacity amid housing growth concerns

Anglian Water warns sewage plant at capacity amid housing growth concerns

10 July 2025

Anglian Water has raised concerns over new housing developments – warning its sewage treatment plant cannot cope with additional demand.


‘Someone around this table lied to all of you’: Extraordinary scenes from town council meeting

‘Someone around this table lied to all of you’: Extraordinary scenes from town council meeting

‘Someone around this table lied to all of you’: Extraordinary scenes from town council meeting

09 July 2025

Town council meeting descends into Agatha Christie whodunnit


Two councillors needed for town council

Two councillors needed for town council

Two councillors needed for town council

29 June 2025

A town councl is looking for people who can ‘make a difference’.


Town marks national refugee week with a series of events

Town marks national refugee week with a series of events

Town marks national refugee week with a series of events

23 June 2025

A town has been marking national refugee week with a series of events.


Opnion: ‘Rory was the PM we needed, instead of Boris, Truss or Rishi’

Opnion: ‘Rory was the PM we needed, instead of Boris, Truss or Rishi’

Opnion: ‘Rory was the PM we needed, instead of Boris, Truss or Rishi’

23 June 2025

Diss Express columnist, Will Porteous, shares his views.


‘I believe people at the end of life have a right to choose how they die’: MP votes in favour of assisted dying bill

‘I believe people at the end of life have a right to choose how they die’: MP votes in favour of assisted dying bill

‘I believe people at the end of life have a right to choose how they die’: MP votes in favour of assisted dying bill

20 June 2025

Parliament voted today to accept the third reading of the assisted dying bill.


Town councillors told to put phones in kitchen amid bugging fears

Town councillors told to put phones in kitchen amid bugging fears

Town councillors told to put phones in kitchen amid bugging fears

18 June 2025

Members of a troubled town council have been told to put their phones in the kitchen during meetings because they suspect one of them is being bugged.


‘People were shocked’: Campaigners hail solar farm protest walk a success

‘People were shocked’: Campaigners hail solar farm protest walk a success

‘People were shocked’: Campaigners hail solar farm protest walk a success

13 June 2025

Nearly 200 campaigners gathered last weekend to learn about the ‘overwhelming’ influx of solar farm projects.


‘We’ve been bitten, slapped in the face, and sworn at’ by ‘Facebook nutters’, say councillors

‘We’ve been bitten, slapped in the face, and sworn at’ by ‘Facebook nutters’, say councillors

‘We’ve been bitten, slapped in the face, and sworn at’ by ‘Facebook nutters’, say councillors

09 June 2025

A Norfolk council has pleaded for a truce after finding itself in an extraordinary war with its own townsfolk.


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